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Programs of Study: Undergrad

Advertising

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Curriculum in Advertising

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Advertising

To graduate from the advertising curriculum, a student must meet all general University and College requirements for the degree and must complete the following courses, all of which must be taken for a traditional letter grade:

Hours Required Courses
3 ADV 150 - Introduction to Advertising
3 ADV 281 - Advertising Research Methods
3
ADV 283 - Content, Contact, Connection
3
ADV 284 - Consumer Insights
3
ADV 390 - Content Creation
3
ADV 460 - Innovative Communication
3
ADV 483 - Audience Analysis:Contact & Connections
3
ADV 498 - The Sandage Project
24 Total Advertising Core
12-20 College of Media Electives: All courses offered by or cross-listed with Advertising (ADV), Agricultural Communication (AGCM), Journalism (JOUR), Media and Cinema Studies (MS, CINE, or MACS) or the College of Media (MDIA) count in this total.
36-44 Subtotal in College of Media
Hours Other Requirements
3-6 STAT 100 - Statistics (or another approved basic course or course sequence in statistical methods, which currently include ECON 202, EPSY 280, MATH 161, PSYCH 235, and SOC 280). Such courses may, if they qualify, also be credited toward the requirement of advanced hours and General Education courses outside the College.)
6 ECON 102 and 103 - Micro- and Macroeconomic Principles
3 BADM 320 - Principles of Marketing (which may be credited toward the College requirement of advanced hours outside the College)
7-8 Two of the following:
  PSYC 100 - Introduction to Psychology
  SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
  ANTH 103 - Anthropology In a Changing World